Once you’ve completed your design, you can download it in a number of different formats: image file (PNG, JPEG, SVG, GIF), document file...
University of Detroit Mercy recognizes the importance of syllabi as documents that reflect the creative and intellectual endeavors of its faculty....
Steps Students Can Take ...
To prepare for a possible emergency on campus
Blackboard’s course sites have a suite of asynchronous social tools -- Journals, Blogs, Discussion, and Wikis -- that provide students with...
This brief series of introductory videos walks students through the basics of logging into and using Blackboard.
The Canva design platform provides many different options. This article focuses on the basic elements options: lines & shapes, graphics, and...
The free, web-based content creation tool Canva can be used to create a variety of attractive items for use in a Blackboard course site. In...
LockDown Browser is available on Windows, Mac, Chromebook, and iOS iPad app (NOT available on iPhone).
Before taking a test, students...
Grades listed in Blackboard are helpful for tracking your performance in a course. They should always be taken as a guide, rather than the final...
Compressing the pictures in a PowerPoint presentation can do a great deal to reduce the presentation's overall file size. To compress...
After you have created an account in Canva.com, you can create a custom-size design. This is particularly helpful if you want to add a banner...
While the web-based versions of Office apps Word, PowerPoint, and Excel are both useful and convenient, they are not as full-featured as the...
Before the class where you will use Engage
1. Go to the Create and Manage Polls home page or if you're using the Engage plug-in...
You can release an Engage poll (or quiz, if scored) from the Release Activity page. You can either release the activity all at once, letting...
From Outside Blackboard
Type the following into your web browser's address bar:
https://udmercy.engage.yuja.com
From the Engage Create and Manage Polls home page, click the CREATE POLL button in the upper right to get to the Question Dashboard.
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From the Engage web home page
Go to the Create and Manage Polls tool and click the RELEASE button right of the poll in question in the...